CVE-2015-0311
Adobe — Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Adobe · Remote code execution · in CISA KEV since 2022-04-13
EVRS 83 of 100 Urgent
Patch This Cycle
Rank 516 of 2,960 tracked
Why it scores 83
Evidence available: 6 of 7 signalsListed in the CISA KEV catalog, and an EPSS probability of 0.856.
- CISA KEVApplied
- RansomwareDid not apply
- Vendor exploitationDid not apply
- EPSSApplied
- Microsoft Exploitability IndexNot applicable
- Pre-patch disclosureNo data
- KEV recencyDid not apply
- CVSSApplied
The band answers “how soon”, not “how bad”. No data for: Pre-patch disclosure. Why some signals show no data
Fix
Patch or fixed version identifiedCISA required action
Fixed in
flashplugin-nonfree -> 11.2.202.429ubuntu0.14.04.1
Affected versions
- flash player
<= 11.2.202.438<= 13.0.0.262>= 14.0.0.125 < 16.0.0.287 - internet explorer
1011 - edge
- linux kernel
- mac os x
- windows
- linux enterprise desktop
1112 - linux enterprise workstation extension
12
+6 more affected products; see the full list at NVD.
Remediation
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Fixed versions from NVD.
Evidence
Each value with its source| Measure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS base scoreHow severe the flaw is in itself. It does not say how likely an attack is. | 9.8 | NVD |
| FIRST EPSSFIRST's estimate of the chance this is exploited in the next 30 days, and how that ranks against all CVEs. | 0.856 (99.73rd pctl) | FIRST EPSS |
| Actively exploitedWhether a source of record has confirmed attacks using it in the wild. | Confirmed | CISA KEV |
| Ransomware campaign useWhether CISA has seen ransomware operators use it. | Unknown or none | CISA KEV |
| CISA remediation deadlineThe date US federal agencies must have fixed or mitigated it. | 2022-05-04 · KEV since 2022 · listed over a year | CISA KEV |
| Public exploit moduleA module existing is not the same as active exploitation. | Public module exists | Metasploit |
| EUVD cross-referenceENISA's record: CVSS 7.8 (v3.1), assigned by adobe. | Listed | ENISA EUVD |
Description
NVDUnspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player through 13.0.0.262 and 14.x, 15.x, and 16.x through 16.0.0.287 on Windows and OS X and through 11.2.202.438 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2015.
What CISA says to do
Public module
Metasploit lists a public great-rank module for this CVE: Adobe Flash Player ByteArray UncompressViaZlibVariant Use After Free (multi/browser/adobe_flash_uncompress_zlib_uaf). A module existing is not the same as active exploitation; see metasploit.com.